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Forsaken

Also called: Undead (World of Warcraft)
GamesUndeadVariesSorcery2000 to 2009

The free-willed undead of the Warcraft setting. The Forsaken were victims of the Scourge who recovered their minds and memories and formed a nation of their own under Sylvanas Windrunner. As a playable race in World of Warcraft they let players take the part of a walking corpse.123

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First appeared
2004
Playable race in World of Warcraft (2004); their story begins in the Third War of Warcraft III
Source work
World of Warcraft (2004)
Blizzard Entertainment
Age rating
ESRB T
Made in
USA
What causes it
Sorcery
Humans and high elves killed and raised into undeath by the Scourge during the Third War, who later broke free of the Lich King's control.
How you become one
Raised by the Scourge and freed when the Lich King's power weakened; later, Val'kyr raised new Forsaken from corpses.
How it moves
Varies
Intelligence
Clever
Weak spots
  • the Holy Light, which causes them pain
  • fire

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2004

Playable race in World of Warcraft (2004); their story begins in the Third War of Warcraft III

field notes

What the sources say

1

Free will is what separates them from the Scourge123

2

Rallied and named by the banshee Sylvanas Windrunner123

3

Their capital, the Undercity, lies in the catacombs beneath the ruins of Lordaeron123

4

Their bodies do not heal and have to be stitched and patched123

5

Cannot sleep or dream123

6

A playable race since World of Warcraft launched in 2004123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
Forsaken about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Zombie - Wikipedia
  2. Forsaken - Warcraft Wiki
  3. World of Warcraft - RAWG

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